L-Mount will expand further

[Quentinquirelino]

I don't know in which category, I have to share this. If it's wrong, please move do a better suited one, thank you.

The L-Mount Alliance is looking for more participants - Photo Rumors

During a recent L-Mount Alliance live event at the 2025 CP+ show in Japan, Kaoru Mokunaka, Chief Leica Camera Representative for Japan said the following: There are seven member companies in the L-Mount Alliance (Leica, Panasonic, Sigma, DJI, Blackmagicdesign, SAMYANG, and ASTRO), but there are...

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In a joint event from L-Mount members at CP+, the members started that there is interesed of more companies to join and there are already negotiations.

We already know that Viltrox wants to join. Many probably hoping for Tamron, but don't know about if it's realistic. Who else do you want to see in the L-Mount?

 

[xaviergut]

Who else do you want to see in the L-Mount?

I would like to see Ricoh helping Lumix to create a Full Frame GR3

that would be cool hahaha

 

[dirk]

Who else do you want to see in the L-Mount?

Basically everybody. L-Mount should follow the same strategy like Sony. Open L-Mount for everybody and they will gain significant more market share.

But remember, Leica is the decision maker here. Leica owns the patent on the mount. If Leica does not want this, nothing will happen.

 

[Travis Butler]

We already know that Viltrox wants to join. Many probably hoping for Tamron, but don't know about if it's realistic. Who else do you want to see in the L-Mount?

I still haven’t finished the Sigma interview podcast, because slogging through the first half was such a pain. But one thing that did intrigue me was their mention of the lens company Thypoch; looking at some (written!) reviews, they make several lenses that sound interesting. (Including a 28mm for Dirk!) Wonder if they’d be interested in L-mount?

 

[GeorgeHudetz]

Those new Zeiss lenses would be nice to have in the family.